300 Prime Face it, 300mm Prime didn’t really happen. The industry, as a whole, had a chance to optimize 300mm fabs for cycle time and productivity, and maximize the investment. There was particular benefit available for high-product-mix manufacturers. Instead, 300mm Prime became Nex

I was wrong on 450mm. But first, a caveat. When speaking out on the subject in 2007, I wasn’t necessarily wrong. Nor in 2008, 2009, or even in 2010, though there were some signs my position was weakening. 2011? I was busy marketing a book. (Shameless plug… buy “Dormant Curse”.) By 201

450mm Schedule By all appearances, 450mm, an industry disruption, is now on track. In recent announcements, Intel effectively decoupled EUVL from 10nm, which allows the 2018, 450mm target date to stand intact regardless of any EUV slip. If EUV is delayed to 7nm, there’s still a 450mm